Seasoned investors are often on the lookout for a value name with solid upside. Recently attention has been given to shares of Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) as the stock recently touched $65.80, a 1.46% move from the most recent open.

Sometimes the stock market can be very confusing, even for the most seasoned investors. Even when expectations are met as predicted, the market may decide to move otherwise. This can cause uncertainty and second guessing. Keeping up with historical data as well as short-term and long-term trends may be very helpful. Over the past week, Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) shares have performed 0.95%. Pushing back over the last quarter, shares are 16.27%. Looking at stock performance for the past six months, shares are 11.09%. Since the start of the calendar year, shares have performed 8.08%.

Let’s take a quick look at some possible support and resistence levels for the stock. According to a recent spotcheck, company Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) have been seen trading -0.77% away from the 50- day high. On the opposite end, shares have been trading 14.12% away from the 50-day low price. Taking a wider perspective, shares have been recently trading -0.77% off the 52-week high and 21.40% away from the 52-week low.

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RETURNS AND RECOMMENDATION

While looking at past performance of a particular stock is important when speculating on its future, we must take other indicators into consideration as well. What are the returns? Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX)’s Return on Assets (ROA) of 12.00% is an indicator of how profitable Paychex, Inc. is relative to their total assets. ROA gives us an idea of how efficient management is at using assets to generate earnings We get ROA by dividing their annual earnings by their total assets. Paychex, Inc.’s Return on Equity (ROE) is 43.50%, measure their profitability and reveals how much profit they generate with the money their shareholders. We calculate ROE by dividing their net income by their shareholder’s equity. Finally, Paychex, Inc.’s Return on Investment, a measure used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment, calculated by the return of an investment divided by the cost, stands at 41.50%. Analysts on a consensus basis have a 3.10 recommendation on this stock.

Shares of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZBH) are on our watchlist today as the stock has moved 1.61% from the open, touching $115.21 on a recent trade. While the stock has a nice low price tag to it, does it have any value?

Sometimes the stock market can be very confusing, even for the most seasoned investors. Even when expectations are met as predicted, the market may decide to move otherwise. This can cause uncertainty and second guessing. Keeping up with historical data as well as short-term and long-term trends may be very helpful. Over the past week, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZBH) shares have performed 2.70%. Pushing back over the last quarter, shares are 2.12%. Looking at stock performance for the past six months, shares are -3.36%. Since the start of the calendar year, shares have performed 11.64%.Let’s take a quick look at some possible support and resistence levels for the stock. According to a recent spotcheck, company Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ZBH) have been seen trading -7.65% away from the 50- day high. On the opposite end, shares have been trading 6.65% away from the 50-day low price. Taking a wider perspective, shares have been recently trading -13.69% off the 52-week high and 16.24% away from the 52-week low.